Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. Her hair is short and brown. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Birel's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Birel was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Birel was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 80 gp. Jet (100 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a black vest and prefers brown and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He carries a battered pickaxe and tarnished morningstar as well. He has moderate length chestnut hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a Tailor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. After coming to the age of reason, Nim took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His silver hair is still thick. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 cp. Silver pearl (40 gp).

Description: This woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her right hand. Her cinnamon fur is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tattered old clothes. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Erevan hails from a village terrorized by giants. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines white.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. A true patriot, Nemeia would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and is pretty ugly. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Juliana will drive conversation. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 sp.